On This Day

Sunday, June 29, 1947

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	40	26	.606	--
Red Sox	34	29	.540	4.5
Tigers	32	30	.516	6.0
Athletics	33	31	.516	6.0
Indians	28	28	.500	7.0
Senators	29	32	.475	8.5
White Sox	31	35	.470	9.0
Browns	23	39	.371	15.0

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Tigers 7, Browns 5

Tigers 6, Browns 1

Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

Athletics 6, Red Sox 5

Senators 5, Yankees 1

Yankees 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	37	27	.578	--
Dodgers	37	28	.569	0.5
Giants	34	27	.557	1.5
Cardinals	33	32	.508	4.5
Cubs	33	32	.508	4.5
Reds	32	35	.478	6.5
Phillies	27	39	.409	11.0
Pirates	25	38	.397	11.5

Games

Braves 8, Phillies 7

Braves 4, Phillies 2

Pirates 10, Cubs 4

Dodgers 4, Giants 3

Giants 9, Dodgers 5

Reds 9, Cardinals 7

Cardinals 17, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Dillinger	5
1	Bob Elliott	5
1	Jackie Robinson	5
1	Enos Slaughter	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Luke Appling	1
1	Sam Chapman	1
1	Del Ennis	1
1	Ferris Fain	1
1	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	10
2	Ferris Fain	4
2	Ron Northey	4
2	Earl Torgeson	4
2	Wally Westlake	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Robinson	3
2	Buddy Blattner	2
3	Floyd Baker	1
3	Bernie Creger	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Thornton Lee	0.83
2	Al Brazle	0.73
3	Hal Newhouser	0.64
4	Don Johnson	0.62
5	Early Wynn	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Brazle	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Pete Gebrian	1
1	Kirby Higbe	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Brazle	8
2	Hal Newhouser	7
3	Ken Heintzelman	5
3	Don Johnson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Benton	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	Ken Raffensberger	1
1	Allie Reynolds	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Boudreau	.350
2	Harry Walker	.345
3	Enos Slaughter	.340
4	George Kell	.339
5	Bert Haas	.336

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mize	20
2	Ralph Kiner	17
3	Walker Cooper	16
3	Willard Marshall	16
5	3 tied	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	59
2	Johnny Mize	57
3	Willard Marshall	54
4	Earl Torgeson	53
5	Bob Elliott	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	19
2	Jackie Robinson	13
3	Dave Philley	10
4	Johnny Hopp	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Spec Shea	2.06
2	Walt Masterson	2.14
3	Spud Chandler	2.14
4	Ewell Blackwell	2.18
5	Dizzy Trout	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	12
2	Warren Spahn	11
3	Ralph Branca	10
3	Bob Feller	10
5	4 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	101
2	Hal Newhouser	99
3	Ewell Blackwell	80
4	Ralph Branca	66
5	Johnny Sain	65

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hugh Casey	9
2	Tom Ferrick	8
3	Russ Christopher	7
4	Earl Johnson	6
4	2 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jim Hegan	.467
2	Dixie Howell	.444
3	Terry Moore	.442
4	Johnny Pesky	.429
5	Eddie Waitkus	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Walker Cooper	9
2	Ralph Kiner	7
3	Willard Marshall	5
4	Roy Cullenbine	4
4	Johnny Mize	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	23
2	Bob Elliott	18
2	Stan Musial	18
2	Enos Slaughter	18
2	Babe Young	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	5
1	Jackie Robinson	5
3	Johnny Hopp	4
4	Mickey Vernon	3
5	12 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tiny Bonham	0.00
2	Ewell Blackwell	1.00
3	Denny Galehouse	1.08
4	Walt Masterson	1.36
5	Karl Drews	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	3
1	Ralph Branca	3
1	Al Brazle	3
1	Spud Chandler	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Spud Chandler	22
1	Hal Newhouser	22
3	Walt Masterson	17
3	Kent Peterson	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Tom Ferrick	3
2	Ed Klieman	3
4	Russ Christopher	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Lindell	.393
2	Lou Boudreau	.366
3	Jackie Robinson	.364
4	Bert Haas	.358
5	Del Ennis	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ralph Kiner	14
2	Walker Cooper	13
3	Willard Marshall	9
4	Johnny Mize	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walker Cooper	35
1	Ralph Kiner	35
3	Johnny Mize	30
4	Bob Elliott	27
4	Enos Slaughter	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	12
2	Jackie Robinson	9
3	Johnny Hopp	7
4	Dave Philley	4
4	Pee Wee Reese	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Denny Galehouse	1.08
2	Walt Masterson	1.30
3	Ewell Blackwell	1.33
4	Spec Shea	1.50
4	Carl Scheib	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ewell Blackwell	6
1	Ralph Branca	6
1	Al Brazle	6
4	Red Barrett	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	41
2	Ewell Blackwell	38
3	Johnny Sain	36
4	Hal Newhouser	35
5	Spud Chandler	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Klieman	5
2	Earl Caldwell	4
2	Russ Christopher	4
2	Tom Ferrick	4
2	Earl Johnson	4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Kell	.343
2	Johnny Pesky	.335
3	Stan Musial	.326
4	Enos Slaughter	.325
5	Lou Boudreau	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hank Greenberg	37
2	Ralph Kiner	31
2	Ted Williams	31
4	Johnny Mize	29
5	3 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Enos Slaughter	127
2	Hank Greenberg	121
3	Whitey Kurowski	104
3	Ted Williams	104
5	Dixie Walker	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Dillinger	25
2	Bert Haas	22
3	Pete Reiser	21
4	Johnny Hopp	20
5	George Case	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dizzy Trout	2.20
2	Spud Chandler	2.23
3	Hal Newhouser	2.23
4	Johnny Sain	2.32
5	Harry Brecheen	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Feller	24
2	Dave Ferriss	21
2	Hal Newhouser	21
2	Johnny Sain	21
5	Harry Brecheen	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Feller	284
2	Hal Newhouser	258
3	Tex Hughson	147
4	Johnny Schmitz	140
5	Ewell Blackwell	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Ferrick	13
2	Earl Caldwell	12
2	Hugh Casey	12
4	Bob Klinger	11
5	Harry Gumbert	9